Sr. Principal Project Management – Project Engineer (24-455)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. Principal Project Management – Project Engineer (24-455) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

This position will support the Systems Engineering (SE) Engineering Manager (EM) and Deployment EM in the primary areas listed below (no priority/order) -

Essential Functions:

• Supporting the Team Leads in executing their responsibilities by training, monitoring, and identifying improvements
• Lead the Iteration Planning effort in the lead up to Iteration Planning Week
• Review all SE artifacts for both technical content and form/function
• Advocate for proper SE process and procedures across the C2BMC program
• Support the Team Leads in all proposal efforts
• Track, Manage, and Maintain the Team\'s scope, budget, and schedule
• Support SEIT Risk and Opportunity identification and management
• Support SEIT leadership for IETRs and other milestone events, including the tracking of required OE and associated maturity

Salary range in Colorado Springs: $99,900 - $149,900

Salary range in Huntsville: $104,900 - $157,300

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active Secret clearance is required to start
• 10 years' experience with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; 8 years' experience with a master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; or 14 years' experience in lieu of a degree

• Proven Leadership Experience
• Ability to cross team collaborate and organize tasks and priorities
• Understanding of how iteration planning works
• Experience providing and/or reviewing proposals
• Developing and maintaining metrics
• Facilitating and providing training
• Experience implementing Agile principles and Agile Iterative Planning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within the Missile Defense Agency or with Command and Control (C2)
• System Engineering Experience
• Working on large complex command and control system

Salary Range: $99,900.00 - $157,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.